GROWN UP PURCHASES AND HAPPY WEEKEND

frying pan | cookie sheet | heart measuring cups

you know how there are certain home purchases that are super boring (garbage bags, detergent), and then there are other home purchases that are sort of exciting in a tingly, i-guess-this-is-adulthood kind of way? i swear, there is nothing more exciting than when you realize it's time to replace yo cookie sheets. (similarly, one time i realized we needed a new ironing board cover and the thought of it made me giddier than i'd felt in days.) 

we'd been using the same large frying pan and cookie sheet since i was in college. that is how bizarre it felt to march myself to the market at west elm to find replacements. i sort of stared at the display for a while with wide eyes because i swear the cookie sheet/frying pan technologies of the last ten years have changed so much it is like we were speaking different languages. 

and after brandon accidentally used so much tilex on the bathtub situation the other day that he started coughing and gagging like he was on the verge of death, i made a solemn pledge to finally replace all those junky chemicals with some healthier alternatives. and then, i did! pats on the back and things. (brandon is the tub master at our house) (carpets too, he's pretty versatile).

and now, in the vein of not grown up purchases (balance, zen, all of that), i looked up marshmallows online tonight, because our oversized jar of marshmallows in the kitchen is bordering on almost empty, and i want the ENORMOUS marshmallows this time, and in the process of searching i discovered that apparently the marshmallow market in america has gotten out of control. you have no idea how wonderful the next couple of UPS deliveries are going to be at our house. 

toasted coconut, chocolate brownie, chocolate mint (this sounds weird), JUMBO PUMPKIN MALLOWS (seriously that label screamed at me), pumpkin spice mallows, and not to give you a heart attack or anything but did you know you can buy cereal marshmallows now without the cereal!? my brain has exploded.

anyway. here are some other fun things i found on the internet.
(i'm signing off for the weekend, the in-laws are coming the in-laws are coming!)

my friend courtney passed along the link to this madonna essay in harper's bazaar. life changing. i'm serious. madonna, who knew?

this NPR interview with alec baldwin and lena dunham. you guys, lena dunham is one of us. next time i see her in brooklyn i'm giving her a big old hug, i don't even care. (via hither and thither)

how to unshrink a wool sweater

an amy poehler essay! via cup of jo

and another joanna find, this facial expression quiz where you test your ability to read emotion in others' eyes. it was fun, although hilariously gender biased. seriously, new york times. (i scored 35/36, because i am an emotional freak.) 

lastly, due to extreme demand (emails upon emails!) we've decided to bring back the kathleen kelly totes for the holidays. you can preorder them now through november first HERE. they'll be fully available for purchase around thanksgiving, along with a few other new ladies we'll be introducing soon .(what would . . . felicity do? maybe?) i'm super excited. like, fanning my face excited.

hoping you have a wonderfully happy weekend. xoxo